催生

cuīshēng

verb #46,555

Meanings

1 to give rise to / bring about
2 to induce labor
3 to pressure relatives to have a baby

Characters

to urge / hurry

give birth / produce

Examples

HSK 3

AI技术的发展催生了许多新职业。

AI Jìshù de fāzhǎn cuīshēng le xǔduō xīn zhíyè.

The development of AI technology has given rise to many new professions.

HSK 7-9

每到春节，亲戚们就开始催生。

Měi dào Chūnjié, qīnqi men jiù kāishǐ cuīshēng.

Every Spring Festival, relatives start pressuring you to have a baby.

Tips

usage

Three distinct senses: (1) figurative - 'X catalyzes Y' in business/tech writing; (2) medical - induce labor in delivery rooms; (3) social - relatives 催生 (after they finished 催婚 'pressuring you to marry').

memory

催 (urge/hurry) + 生 (birth/give rise to) - literally 'to hurry along the birth of'. Works for all three senses.

Stroke Order

催 cuī

生 shēng